Moluccan Masked Flying Fox vs Staph Aureus

Pteropus personatus compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

• Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Staphylococcales
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Staphylococcus
Species	Pteropus personatus	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox	Staph Aureus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.